Implemented author controller.

module/VuFind/config/module.config.php

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $config = array(
             'admin' => 'VuFind\Controller\AdminController',
             'ajax' => 'VuFind\Controller\AjaxController',
             'alphabrowse' => 'VuFind\Controller\AlphabrowseController',
+            'author' => 'VuFind\Controller\AuthorController',
             'cover' => 'VuFind\Controller\CoverController',
             'error' => 'VuFind\Controller\ErrorController',
             'index' => 'VuFind\Controller\IndexController',

module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/AuthorController.php

+<?php
+/**
+ * Author Search Controller
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2010.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  Controller
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org   Main Site
+ */
+namespace VuFind\Controller;
+
+/**
+ * Author Search Options
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  Controller
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org   Main Site
+ */
+class AuthorController extends AbstractSearch
+{
+    /**
+     * Sets the configuration for displaying author results
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function resultsAction()
+    {
+        $this->searchClassId = 'SolrAuthor';
+        $this->saveToHistory = false;
+        return parent::resultsAction();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the configuration for performing an author search
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function searchAction()
+    {
+        $this->searchClassId = 'SolrAuthorFacets';
+        $this->saveToHistory = false;
+        $this->useResultScroller = false;
+        $this->rememberSearch = false;
+        return parent::resultsAction();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the proper page for a search action
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function homeAction()
+    {
+        // If an author was requested, forward to the results page; otherwise,
+        // display the search form:
+        $author = $this->params()->fromQuery('author');
+        if (!empty($author)) {
+            return $this->forward()
+                ->dispatch('Author', array('action' => 'Results'));
+        }
+        return $this->createViewModel();
+    }
+}
+